Federal Force, Zero Accountability: The Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti and the Politics of Containment
On January 24, 2026, 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by federal Border Patrol agents…
Rita Williams
Rita Williams is a Michigan-based judicial oversight analyst and founder of Clutch Justice, an investigative platform focused on court system accountability, sentencing integrity, and SCAO policy. Her work examines how courts, policies, and administrative systems operate in practice, with a focus on where process breaks down and harm is created. Drawing on lived experience and systems-level analysis, she writes to make legal structures more readable, expose institutional gaps, and advocate for reforms grounded in both evidence and human impact. Rita’s writing bridges legal analysis, institutional critique, and public education, with a consistent focus on accountability without losing sight of the people most affected by the justice system.
What I Would Do as a Michigan Constitutional Convention Delegate
…And Why I’m Running If Michigan voters authorize a Constitutional Convention, I plan to run as a delegate for one…
Michigan Attorney Brian Emmanuel Jorde Reprimanded Following Reciprocal Discipline from Iowa
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has issued a reprimand against Brian Emmanuel Jorde (P70620) of Omaha, Nebraska, following reciprocal discipline imposed by the Iowa Supreme Court. The…
When Escalation Becomes Noise: How Not to Be Heard by the Institutions You’re Trying to Hold Accountable
It started the way many institutional accountability efforts do. Someone was frustrated, overwhelmed, and convinced that something had gone very…
Prosecuting the Reaction: How Power Provokes, Punishes, and Rewrites Harm
What does it say about someone psychologically to be in a place of power, overstep that power, push people to…
The Kuykendall Family Cell Phone Mystery Wasn’t a Mystery
Rita Ruins Everything Case No. 01 · The Kuykendall Cell Phone Mystery This Wasn’t a Mystery. It Was a Technology…
How Michigan Sentencing Guidelines Are Intended to Work | Rita Williams
Michigan’s sentencing guidelines are designed to bring structure, proportionality, and predictability to criminal sentencing. While often discussed in abstract terms,…
Everyone in Family Court Keeps Asking for the Judge’s Oath of Office. Stop It.
(And Why It Does Absolutely Nothing) If you spend any time in family court spaces online, you will see the…
Michigan Attorney Marsha M. Lang Suspended for Two Years Following Reciprocal Discipline from Utah
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered a two-year suspension of Marsha M. Lang (P42392), currently listed in Roosevelt, Utah, following reciprocal discipline imposed by…
Prosecutorial Accountability Isn’t Broken. It’s Fiction.
If you ask the public how prosecutors are held accountable, you’ll usually hear some version of this: elections, ethics rules,…
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